Energy Ministry Inaugurates Ministerial Advisory Board

The Ministry of Energy has inaugurated a 10-member ministerial advisory which will assist the ministry on matters related to energy use in the country. The ceremony which took place in Ada in the Eastern Region is in line with the Civil Service Act 1993 (PNDCL 327) section 39. The act stipulates that a Ministerial Advisory … Read more

Tech Leaders Defy Trump On Climate Deal

The biggest US tech firms are rallying behind the 2015 Paris climate agreement, despite President Trump’s decision to leave it. Mr Trump’s move has been met with dismay from other world leaders signed up to the accord – but much of the outcry can be heard on the west coast of his own country. The … Read more

Accra Brewery Marks World Press Freedom Day With GJA

Accra Brewery Limited (ABL), in consistency with its annual support for press freedom and high journalistic standards in the country, has commemorated World Press Freedom Day in Accra with the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA). ABL in keeping with its tradition of providing financial support to the media fraternity, donated GHC10, 000 to the GJA. This … Read more

Programme To Be Axed By Trump Saves Energy

Voluntary efficiency programmes — including one targeted for elimination by the Trump administration — have led to energy savings of up to 30 percent in commercial buildings in Los Angeles, researchers have reported. Describing their study as the first large-scale analysis of green certification schemes for big buildings, a pair of researchers from the University … Read more

Florida Eco-Friendly Town Opens For Business

With a farm-to-table restaurant, driverless shuttles, homes built with the latest green techniques and a massive solar farm to offset energy use, Florida’s first sustainable town is now open for business. The buzz about Babcock Ranch, an eco-friendly city of the future and the largest development of its kind in the United States, drew more … Read more

Genetic Diversity-The Pillar To Food Security and Agricultural Productivity

Population expansion coupled with urbanisation of fertile agricultural lands together with modernisation in every aspect of human daily activities which create biodiversity are getting eroded in direct and indirect ways. Deforestation, land degradation, coastal development as well as environmental stress collectively lead to large scale extinction of plant species, more importantly, agricultural food crops, which … Read more

Genetic Diversity-The Pillar To Food Security And Agricultural Productivity

Population expansion coupled with urbanisation of fertile agricultural lands together with modernisation in every aspect of human daily activities which create biodiversity are getting eroded in direct and indirect ways. Deforestation, land degradation, coastal development as well as environmental stress collectively lead to large scale extinction of plant species, more importantly, agricultural food crops, which … Read more

Google Data Centres To Be 100% Renewable-Powered By 2017

Google has confirmed it will hit its target of offsetting 100% of the energy used at its data centres and offices against power from renewable sources. The firm first made the commitment in 2015 to go 100% renewable by 2017. In a blog, the company said it was now the largest corporate buyer of renewable … Read more

ABL Wins Beverage Industry of the Year Award

Accra Brewery Limited (ABL), the nation’s premier brewery, emerged winner in the “Beverage Industry of the Year” category at the Association of Ghana Industries 5th Ghana Industry Awards ceremony. Accra Brewery Limited (ABL), was awarded for their outstanding achievements and their immense contribution to the development of Ghana`s economy. This year’s event had seven award … Read more

Accra Brewery Limited Wins Beverage Industry of the Year Award

Accra Brewery Limited (ABL), has emerged winner in the “Beverage Industry of the Year” category at the Association of Ghana Industries 5th Ghana Industry Awards ceremony. The company was awarded for their outstanding achievements and their immense contribution to the development of Ghana`s economy. This year’s event had seven award categories and 21 sector awards. … Read more

ABL Adjudged Beverage Industry of the Year

Accra Brewery Limited (ABL), the nation’s premier brewery, emerged winner in the “Beverage Industry of the Year” category at the Association of Ghana Industries 5th Ghana Industry Awards ceremony. Accra Brewery Limited (ABL) was awarded for their outstanding achievements and their immense contribution to the development of Ghana`s economy. This year’s event had seven award … Read more

Renewable Energy Capacity Overtakes Coal

The International Energy Agency says that the world’s capacity to generate electricity from renewable sources has now overtaken coal. The IEA says in a new report that last year, renewables accounted for more than half of the increase in power capacity. The report says half a million solar panels were installed every day last year … Read more